Special Hobby 1/48 Supermarine Seafire LF Mk. III

One that almost became the second occupant of the shelf of doom. Why, you ask?
I was about half way through when Tom Cleaver published his authoritative “Frankenspit”, and I knew all was lost. Eventually built OOB, it came together well. After allowing the pre-shading to cure for five months ( special mix, don’t you know…) I used Model Master enamels, Future, And MM Flat coat.
Kit supplied decals were very fragile, and the alert will notice two different tail codes ( proper is 146)-they were the only survivors-one of which has had a “paint assist”. Grubbed it up with a light oil wash, powdered pastels (a first for me) and a few thumb prints.
aircraft depicted is:
Seafire LF Mk. III, PR256.
Pilot Sub./Lt. Richard Reynolds, DSC, RNVR
FAA 894 Squadron, HMS Indefatigable 1945

Bryan,
Very nicely done. I love the scheme. The heck with the two tail codes. Don’t point it out. Let the folks think they are looking at two different airplanes.
Where is the airport that is your avatar picture? Looks like a nice area.

Frank-
That’s Blue Ridge Regional outside of Martinsville, VA. I’m lucky enough to fly in and out of there twice a year in the right seat of a Cessna 550 Bravo, which the photo is taken from, on final.